linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel:Remove unnessary line in the function,acct_pin

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Date:	Thu, 7 May 2015 17:33:10 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	ionut.m.alexa@...il.com, paulmcquad@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel:Remove unnessary line in the
 function,acct_pin_kill

On Thu, May 07, 2015 at 11:31:03AM -0400, Nicholas Krause wrote:
> This removes the unneeded call to the function,cmpxchg due to
> getting the build warning, warning: value computed is not used
> for this line of code. In addition this was found when building
> the cerfcube_defconfig for arm based solutions.

??!!?!???  Return value not being used != function call has no effect.
If you really do not understand that, take a remedial course on
_any_ procedural language (ideally - C, since you are modifying code
written in it) and try to abstain from posting patches until you manage
to get a passing grade.

<looks at the source of that posting>

Ah, it's Nick...  Nevermind, then.
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